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NPR's Pam Fessler reports on the continuing process of shifting from the Clinton administration to the Bush or Gore administration. At the White House today, current staff met to talk about they can do to prepare for the new president. Dick Cheney held a news conference about the transition he's planning on behalf of George W. Bush. Al Gore met with his aides in his vice presidential office in the White House complex.

While some pundits have bemoaned the presidential race as dull and dreary...the nation's editorial cartoonists have been having a blast. Host Renee Montagne talks with two Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonists, Mike Luckovitch and Mike Peters, about the challenge and the fun of lampooning Al Gore and George W. Bush. For a look at their drawings, visit our website at npr.org.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that the European allies are dismayed by suggestions from the George W. Bush camp that the United States should cut back its military operations in the Balkans. The Europeans fear that the proposals from Bush's national security expert, Condaleeza Rice, would undermine NATO principles of collective security and shared risk.

Host Madeleine Brand talks with NPR's Debbie Elliott on the continuing legal battles over the Florida election results. With George W. Bush currently showing a 300 vote lead, both campaigns are bringing in heavyweight legal teams for the possible court challenges. But the Florida Secretary of State is petitioning to have all legal matters turned over to the state's Supreme Court.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on Vice President Al Gore's response to Florida's vote certification. Gore gave a short speech last night, making his case for a complete and fair tally in Florida. Gore has also received support from the Congressional Democrats in contesting of the vote certification. Meanwhile, Republicans George W. Bush and Dick Cheney proceeded with their transition plans.

The election of the next U.S. president has largely come down to the question of whether ballots in Florida may be recounted by hand. An official tally yesterday of certified results from across the state showed George W. Bush leading Al Gore by 300 votes. But at least two counties say they may want to revise their tallies after rechecking ballots by hand. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

A former Iraqi spy chief accused of plotting to assassinate President George H. W. Bush in the early 1990s is now in U.S. hands. A day earlier, U.S. forces took custody of Tariq Aziz, a longtime spokesman for the Iraqi regime. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards.

President Bush used a speech in Morgantown, W.V., to rally support for U.S. efforts in Iraq. In the speech, the president said the U.S. presence there must continue, despite an increase in suicide attacks and roadside bombings.

Howard Dean says he is no longer actively pursuing the presidency, but vows to remain a force in the nomination process. Although he failed to win any primaries or caucuses, Dean is credited with helping to shape the Democratic race to take on George W. Bush. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

President Obama promised to pursue "every single legal avenue" to block payments of bonuses to AIG executives. But Columbia professor Charles W. Calomiris believes the country must "put the national interest" above "desires to punish financial institutions."